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This deal gets you a Costco Gold Star membership for only $20

By Jen Allen Published April 26, 2024

Ft. Wayne - Circa August 2017: Costco Wholesale Location. Costco Wholesale is a Multi-Billion Dollar Global Retailer X — Adobe Stock

For anyone looking for great Costco membership deals, check out what Stack Social has to offer. Currently, you can buy a Costco 1-Year Gold Star Membership and a $40 digital Costco Shop Card for $60. Once you throw in that digital Costco card, it means you’re paying just $20 for a Costco Gold Star membership which is fantastic value for a year’s worth of all the benefits that come from it. To be eligible, you simply need to be either a new member or one whose membership has expired over 18 months ago. If that sounds appealing, read on and we’ll take you through all it has to offer.

Why you should buy a Costco 1-year Gold Star Membership

One of the best places to buy bulk food online, Costco is such a valuable place to have a membership. By having a Gold Star membership, you’re able to shop both online and in warehouse at Costco. This deal includes a free household card so the whole home can save big on thousands of products for the house and family. All you need to be eligible is to be over the age of 16 and living at the same address so everyone can enjoy it.

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The Costco Gold Membership also offers a 100% satisfaction guarantee so you can be rest assured that you’ll only be buying good quality items here. If you’re dissatisfied, Costco can cancel and refund your membership at any time if you’re not happy. Of course, you will be happy with opportunities like the chance to stock up on its fan-favorite beer like Pub Beer and even pick up the semi-secret McDonald’s ingredient which will make your next burger stand out.

It’s truly worth grabbing a Costco Gold Membership as besides the obvious discounts, you can also get cheaper travel offerings, benefit from member-exclusive prices on gas, and purchase brand-name tires for less too. A Costco Gold Membership can save you a lot of cash over time.

Worth signing up for, a Costco Gold Membership normally costs $60. Right now, you can pay that amount at Stack Social and you also get a $40 gift card meaning it effectively works out as just $20 for the whole one year membership. A fantastically low price, it’s an obviously good deal to sign up for. You won’t regret it.

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Cyber Monday alert — Get great TV sound with the Sonos Beam 2 at 26% off

A woman touches a Sonos Beam 2 that is below her TV.

It's Cyber Monday and the last big named day of the 2024 deals season (except, perhaps, Christmas Eve). While there are plenty of Cyber Monday deals to be found, the deals people are interested in now tend to shift to the more digital realm. That can mean Cyber Monday AirPods deals and Cyber Monday iPad deals, but it also means that deals at your local retailer will be more technologically oriented. Here, we're looking at the Sonos Beam Gen 2 (or Sonos Beam 2, for short) that we think you'll want for the shiny new TV you picked up over the weekend. TVs, as you've probably noticed, don't have the audio power they did when we were kids and can really benefit from the boost, so get the Sonos Beam 2 for $369 while this deal lasts. That's a savings of 26% or $130 down from its usual $499 price. Tap the button below to grab it now, or keep reading for our take on it.

Why you should buy the Sonos Beam 2
The main reason to buy the Sonos Beam 2 is to improve your home's entertainment sound system. Despite being a bar that sits under your TV, it is designed to make a 3D sound experience using Dolby Atmos (so long as you have a TV and content that supports it). It'll also give that extra boost that a thin TV just can't provide when it comes to deeper and louder noises. That being said, even people who prefer TV at quieter volumes ("The kids are sleeping!") will enjoy this soundbar as it has a special 'Night Sound' that deemphasizes the bangs while promoting the quieter ranges of sounds so you can still get a full movie experience at night. Finally, sure, soundbars are for TVs, but you can connect this soundbar to other devices to play music as well, so it is a fully-ranged device.

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Snag this Cyber Monday Insignia TV deal for just $70 (but you have to act fast)

Insignia F20 Series

Even though Black Friday may be officially over, that just means you can shop Cyber Monday deals — and there are still a lot of great Cyber Monday deals rolling around that are worth grabbing. For example, this 32-inch Insignia TV is a great budget choice if you don't really need anything fancy or want something to kit out a van or RV. Even better, you can snag it from Amazon right now for just $70 instead of the usual $130, which saves you a pretty substantial $60 in the process, so it's well worth picking up if you've needed a smaller budget TV. (Just don't wait too long to take advantage of this deal.)

Why you should buy the 32-inch Insignia F20 Series
The only big disadvantage with the F20 Series is that it only runs a 720p resolution, which, at this size, isn't that big of an issue, especially since you'll likely not be sitting just inches away. A big positive is that this actually makes it a great gaming TV since the lower resolution isn't going to tax something like a budget gaming rig. The same goes for something like the Xbox Series S, and even the PS5 and Xbox Series X can benefit from the slightly lower resolution, especially since most of them are locked at 1080p and 60fps anyway.

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Remember no boxes? Get this cigar gift instead and save for Black Friday

Nondescript cigar bundles for when were cigars invented.

You may remember that recently I talked about not buying cigar boxes as gifts. I stand by that for a few reasons. The biggest is that they can be expensive, even on sale, and a box includes a lot more cigars than a sampler or small bundle. That means, if you pick wrong, and it can happen, many of those cigars won't be enjoyed the way you'd want. Instead, it's best to go with a smaller sampler of five to ten cigars max. You'll still need to do a bit of research and find out what your cigar person likes to smoke. But a sampler gives them a bigger variety and you more chances to earn a hit.

Just to provide you an example, this five-cigar sampler with is only $47, normally $55. Or, the is only $77, normally $85. Each pack includes five different cigars, the perfect cigar gift. Head on over to Famous Smoke Shop to check out their big sampler sale for Black Friday and you're sure to find something in there.